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More or Less: Death Penalty abolition
The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years
Statistics suggest that officially about half of the countries in the world have abolished Capital Punishment, and a further 52 have stopped its use in practice. But we tell the story behind the numbers and show why the picture is more complicated. We speak to Parvais Jabbar, co-director of the Death Penalty Project.
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成人快手 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
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